Pokémon GO comments on the fight against spoofers. The blog by Niantic states that 500,000 accounts have already been banned.
What does Niantic say? The blog post revolves around all three of their games: Ingress, Pokémon GO, and Wizards Unite. They have reported success in all three games.
Additionally, the general detection of third-party software has been improved, allowing them to uncover cheaters more quickly.
Spoofers may now have a much harder time
This is how Niantic is tackling spoofers
What successes have been recorded? According to the blog, the following achievements have been made:
500,000 accounts that used cheating apps in Pokémon GO and Wizards Unite have been detected and banned
22,000 Ingress accounts have been banned for cheating
This is what it’s about: Overall, it seems that Niantic is currently trying hard to combat cheaters. They allegedly filed a lawsuit against Global++, which forced this cheating provider to shut down.
Especially the providers of this software seem to have come into focus. This rumor seems to now be confirmed.
Many honest players will likely be pleased by this news
How can one cheat in Pokémon GO? Spoofers are quite common in Pokémon GO. They manipulate their GPS with software, allowing them to sit at home but appear in the game as if they are in Los Angeles or Tokyo.
In the terms of service for Pokémon GO, this is explicitly prohibited.
However, the community has the impression: So far, not much has been done against it. Trainers believe that if they do not behave too conspicuously, they can cheat without any problems.
This seems to be getting harder, and Niantic wants to finally put a stop to it.
What does this mean for the game? It remains to be seen how much spoofers will be affected by these measures. 500,000 accounts is definitely a start.
If you yourself use such cheating software, you should think twice now. The measures seem to be getting stricter and there’s an increasing risk that you could lose your account.
Currently, we want to focus on MeinMMO around Destiny 2 specifically. So, if your heart beats for this online shooter and for writing, and you are interested in reporting on Destiny from home for us, you can apply now.
That’s why we want YOU: MeinMMO is growing. To tackle the challenges that come with it, we want to set ourselves up accordingly and expand the author team at MeinMMO. Currently, we specifically want to strengthen our team for the online shooter Destiny 2.
And that’s exactly why we are looking for YOU – a self-employed employee in the role of a freelance author, who enjoys writing and knows Destiny 2 like the back of their hand.
Who am I applying to? This is MeinMMO
This is how we are structured: MeinMMO was founded in September 2013 and has been part of Webedia Gaming since March 2016. We have an independent editorial team, and most of the employees work from home in a home office. However, we also have employees at our Munich headquarters and share resources with GameStar and others, who are in the same building.
This includes Destiny 2, which will be your main focus moving forward. Generally, our authors write and publish articles, news, and stories about online games.
(from left) Author Sven Galitzki, Brand Manager Leya Jankowski, Head of MeinMMO Dawid Hallmann
This is our current standing: According to AGOF figures, MeinMMO was the gaming site with the most daily unique readers in Germany in June 2019 (via meedia). Just like the previous months as well.
We reach between 250,000 and 300,000 unique readers daily, who write about 4,000 comments a week.
What should I bring as an applicant?
To clear up some prejudices right from the start and to alleviate any fears or concerns you might have: We do not have formal requirements for applicants. Journalistic experience is a plus, but by no means a must. Just because you don’t run your own blog or haven’t written articles for other sites, it doesn’t mean your application is hopeless.
This is what we are looking for: Anyone who applies for this position should first of all be passionate about everything related to Destiny 2, have a broad, deep knowledge of the game, and also play it intensively and with passion.
Terms like raids, builds, exotics, Xur, weekly reset, armor 2.0, or shadowkeep don’t leave question marks on your face? Do you watch the latest videos from well-known Destiny YouTubers every day, inform yourself on Reddit about the latest developments in the game, and know what currently concerns the community around Bungie’s shooter?
Additionally, you also enjoy writing, have a good way of expressing yourself, and you don’t need anyone to explain the difference between a period and a comma to you? Can you also place them correctly? Then that’s already a good foundation on which we can build together. Because in the end, you should help us take MeinMMO to the next level.
This is also important to us:
that you bring passion for Destiny 2 and writing
that you are eager to learn
that you are always up to date about Destiny 2
that you are reliable
that you can handle criticism
that you can also work flexibly. Because news doesn’t just come between 9 and 12 o’clock
that you are interested in what readers really want to read and that you actively engage with the data tools that reveal this to you (which will of course be taught to you)
that you have an eye for cool stories and constantly expand your horizon in this area. You must strive to recognize what the core of the story is that resonates with the readers
that you are willing to invest a lot of time and energy into the job (especially at the beginning during the onboarding), to constantly develop yourself to work more effectively and creatively
that you are a team player who can exchange ideas with other authors, but ultimately also able to work independently.
What will I be offered at MeinMMO?
We offer you
the chance to be part of a successful project that has grown enormously in the last 5 years and is still growing
the opportunity to work comfortably and flexibly from home. If you live near Munich, it is also possible to drop by our headquarters at Webedia Gaming and work on projects there
the possibility to be part of a dynamic and highly committed team made up of passionate gamers, digital professionals, and authors
an exciting, challenging, and interesting job where no day is like the other.
the chance to play a larger role at MeinMMO in the coming years if you impress us with your skills.
When should I start? If your application is successful, you can start immediately.
What is the time frame of the job? About 20 hours a week with flexible working hours.
What about payment? The position is paid – we are not looking for a volunteer author, as is the case with some gaming sites. The details of the payment will be clarified in a personal conversation.
We look forward to receiving your meaningful, informal application at the following email addresses:
Write us an email and introduce yourself and your work in it. Tell us how you would like to be part of Mein-MMO.de and how you can help us move forward in general and with Destiny 2.
When is the application deadline? We will accept applications until August 31, 2019.
Note: After we have hired someone, we will delete all applications. But before that, everyone should have received a confirmation or rejection.
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At the gamescom 2019, there will be awards for games in the categories Sports, Racing, Simulation, Action, and more. We will show you which games are nominated.
What are these awards? The jury for the gamescom awards consists of German and international game journalists as well as well-known gaming personalities. This year, the winning titles will be awarded in 28 categories.
During the Opening Night of the gamescom, the coveted trophies will be presented.
You can also vote: After the start of the fair, you have until August 23 to vote for your favorites in the following categories:
Best Booth
Best eSports Experience
and Best Streamer / Let’s Player
You can vote via WhatsApp. Save the number +4915792470097 to participate in WhatsApp. As fans, you also award the gamescom “Most Wanted” Consumer Award, which will be voted on by you among all nominated games.
These games are nominated in 2019
These are the nominees for the gamescom awards 2019:
What is the gamescom together? This year we will have a stand at the gamescom itself and put together a big live show. We warmly invite you to be part of our program “gamescom together”.
We want to celebrate the gamescom together with you, all our brands, our friends, partners, and companions. That’s why we are joining forces with GameStar.de and GamePro.de to create the ultimate show for gamers.
Under the hashtag #gctogether, we will keep you updated on our social media platforms. You can also actively use the hashtag to share your experiences at the gamescom. You can find more information about our show program in the following post:
With the Shadowkeep expansion for Destiny 2, a new armor system comes into play in the form of Armor 2.0. And finally, we know what will happen to the old armors from year 1 and 2 – much to the delight of the community.
What is Armor 2.0 about? Armor 2.0 is a new armor system that Destiny 2 will rely on starting from the release of Shadowkeep . Armor 2.0 is supposed to ensure that you no longer have to compromise between good looks and functionality when choosing your armor.
Many fans have been waiting for this: What many Guardians have been burning to know in this context – what will happen to all the armors from the first two years – especially the legendary and exotic ones? Is Armor 2.0 only for new armor pieces from Shadowkeep? Or will old items also be adapted to the new system? There is now an answer to that.
What will happen to the armors from year 1 and 2?
In short: Almost all legendary and exotic armor pieces from year 1 and 2 will be adapted to Armor 2.0 – with minor differences. This is what will change for the old armors:
This is what happens to the legendary armors: All legendary armor pieces that you will receive or earn after the release of Shadowkeep will already have the new “Armor 2.0” system – including planetary sets like those from the EDZ, old raid armors, parts from the Escalation Protocol, et cetera. Parts that you can buy from vendors will have fixed rolls; random rolls will come from drops.
However, you will have to earn these “old” armors again. Parts that you already have in your possession (equipped, in inventory or vault) will remain at their current state. The only legendary armor that can be updated to the new standard with the release of Shadowkeep, even though you already own it, is the Solstice armor from 2019.
Old legendary armors that you pull from the collection will not have Armor 2.0. The Trials armors or faction-specific armor pieces from the Crucible will also remain at the old state if you still possess them. Because these will probably not be available to earn again with Shadowkeep. It is unknown whether you can pull an Armor 2.0 version from the collection if you have already earned the armor once with the new 2.0 standard.
This is what happens to the exotic armors: All Exotics that you receive after the Shadowkeep release will already feature Armor 2.0. All armor Exotics that you already own by then will remain with the old system. But if you get an Exotic from the collection after Shadowkeep, you will receive it with Armor 2.0. Only the rolls will always be fixed. If you want different rolls, you will rely on new drops.
What does this mean for the players? Years 1 and 2 had a lot of cool armors to offer. Since they can still be earned from their original sources with the “Armor 2.0” standard, it is worthwhile for the Guardians to play old content such as the Leviathan raids again. This way, the variety of visual armors will also increase again, because since Forsaken, the old pieces have hardly played a role.
This is how the fans are reacting: On Reddit, this news is celebrated by many fans. Some fans say it was probably the best news from the stream.
The corresponding thread received over 3,200 upvotes within 14 hours on the discussion platform. Many find it good that this also breathes new life into old activities and long-forgotten areas of the game. Finally, Fashion plays a bigger role – with many additional options that almost exhaust the entire spectrum of Destiny 2.
Some joke, “My entire armor is now absolutely useless, but I am sooo excited.” Many simply say thank you.
What do you think about it? Have you also longed for the many armors from the first two years of Destiny 2 to finally play a role again?Will you play the old content for it? Or are you no longer interested in the old stuff?
In week 3 of Season 10 in Fortnite, you need to eat mushrooms. We will show you a map with some locations of the mushrooms.
What is the task? The task is “Eat Mushrooms (Consumable)”. For this, you need to find mushrooms somewhere on the map and collect them. They will give you a few shield points.
The task is easy to complete, but mushrooms are not found everywhere. That’s why we have created a map for you that shows some locations.
Here you can find the mushrooms for week 3 (S10)
Where should I search? You can find mushrooms everywhere in the dense forest. They grow between the trees and bushes. They are quite easy to spot because they are blue.
These are the locations of the mushrooms
These are popular places: Many mushrooms appear in particular locations. You will definitely find them here:
Northwest of Snobby Shores
In the forest area near Lonely Lodge
Near Shifty Shafts
There are the most mushrooms in Lonely Lodge. We definitely recommend starting there. If you arrive later, some mushrooms may have already been eaten.
What do mushrooms provide? They give you 5 shield points. For the task, you need to eat 10 mushrooms. If you find a good spot with many mushrooms, it goes pretty quickly. Additionally, you will get 50 shield points.
I cannot eat mushrooms: If you cannot eat mushrooms, it means you already have full shield health. Mushrooms can only be eaten if you are not fully healed.
This is what it looks like when you eat a mushroom.
What other tasks are there? Week 3 has you searching for cube monuments. You also need to enter rift zones.
Have you heard of the monuments of the world champions?
With Steambirds Alliance (PC), a new MMO is on the horizon where you fight as a bird in heated air battles against killer cats. But beware! With your demise, you have to start all over again! The MMO will release on Steam in just one week.
What is Steambirds Alliance? The MMO allows you to take on the role of a bird. However, it doesn’t fly itself; instead, you pilot a heavily armed airplane. From a bird’s eye view (heh), you steer your aircraft through an open world and fight alongside friends in fast-paced, action-packed battles against malevolent cat foes.
You control one of 14 airplanes, which you unlock gradually
Each aircraft has its pros and cons
You equip your plane with over 100 weapons and upgrades
Enemies await you everywhere in the open game world
You team up to defeat the enemies together
You also fight boss monsters together
There are secrets hidden in the game world that you need to find to receive bonuses
“Bullet Hell” – Bullets are flying everywhere, and you must dodge a lot of projectiles
Permadeath – if you die, you have to start from scratch
It is a cooperative game. PvP is not planned for now
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What makes the game special? Aside from the unusual and quite bizarre scenario of “birds in airplanes against killer cats,” the permadeath aspect is interesting.
You must always proceed carefully and tactically, which is anything but easy in the sometimes chaotic and fast-paced battles. If your character meets its end, you start over – but you learn from your experiences for the next fight.
As it is a so-called “Bullet Hell” game, the gameplay can end up in chaos.
MMO Releases on August 22 on Steam
When is the game coming out? Steambirds Alliance will be released on Steam on August 22.
What will it cost? Steambirds Alliance is set to launch as a Free2Play game.
What do the players say about it? Some players have already played in a beta. These players talk about a fun gameplay experience that invites them to engage in battles repeatedly. However, the controls are still somewhat criticized, and new players are said to have a hard time finding their way around.
Nevertheless, Steambirds Alliance appeals to the beta testers. Additionally, the developers are still working diligently on optimizations. Starting August 22, you can try it out yourself and pounce on the cats as a bird.
For Diablo 3, several new contents are planned for the future. However, when the announcement came, fans thought they were pulling the plug.
What’s in store for the future of Diablo 3? The Diablo team published the plans for the further development of the hack and slash game in a blog post.
It states that there will be new sets. One more for each class is set to find its way into the game. Additionally, Blizzard will stick to the seasonal themes. There will be many new themes in the future that are intended to make the seasons interesting.
In the community, some players are positively surprised.
“I thought they were ending support now”
The announcement triggered this: In social networks, players are happy that there will be more content for Diablo 3. However, the nature of the announcement caused initial fear among many.
The title of the announcement in the Diablo 3 blog is “Diablo III and Ongoing Support” – on the German page “Fortlaufende Unterstützung von Diablo III”
Behind this title, players suspected a negative message regarding the ongoing support of Diablo 3.
How players are reacting: The top comment in the Diablo subreddit on this topic writes:
“Did anyone else suspect that the article would say ‘We will end all support for Diablo 3’? New sets, more new seasonal themes, more legendary powers? This is the best-case scenario for a 7-year-old game. I am absolutely happy and pleasantly surprised. Thanks, Blizz!”
Others write:
“Yes, my heart sank a little when I saw the headline. But it turned out to be the opposite.”
“I was so scared, lol”
“Really thought they would announce putting the game into maintenance mode” (In maintenance mode, a game no longer receives updates, it is just kept alive)
Overall, you can see many surprised players on social networks. While many were sure that Diablo 3 would just be kept alive somehow, now at least a few new contents are coming.
A new trailer for Borderlands 3 further ignites the fans’ excitement. Bet that it will catch you too?
In just under a month, fans of Borderlands will finally return to the planet Pandora, as Borderlands 3 is set to be released. To build up the hype until release, Gearbox is revealing new details and trailers for the upcoming loot shooter.
The new trailer titled “The Borderlands Are Yours” summarizes everything nicely:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPBCK50enU4
Here’s what to expect: The trailer is basically a compilation of many previous trailers and is naturally accompanied by typical catchy music and fast cuts. It provides a good overall impression of what players can expect in Borderlands 3: Cool villains, absurd humor, and of course plenty of loot.
Apparently, Borderlands 3 also places greater emphasis on narrative depth, as many characters are briefly introduced and shown – most of them, of course, have their quirks. But Borderlands is known for its crazy trailers.
Zer0 appears: Some fans noticed a special detail, as in the trailer at minute 1:27, there is a reunion with an old acquaintance. The Vault Hunter Zer0 (playable in Borderlands 2) approaches Rhys, the current head of the weapon company Atlas, with his sword. Notably, Zer0 is wearing clothing from the weapon manufacturer Maliwan.
It seems that the two have a bone to pick with each other. This could very well be, as they have already crossed paths in Tales From The Borderlands. However, we will likely find out what this is all about only after the release.
Pokémon GO seems to be getting a new version of Adventure Sync. Some players already have this feature on their phones. We will tell you what it can do.
Where is it being tested? So far, only players from New Zealand and Australia are reporting this feature. They have the new version of Adventure Sync on their phones.
This version is supposed to help you find rare Pokémon. Even when Pokémon GO is closed.
Adventure Sync will soon provide you not only with items
It can find Pokémon that are near you but that you do not yet have in your PokéDex. This works even if you have closed the app.
So if you are a beginner, or if you are still missing some Pokémon in your Dex in Pokémon GO, this feature will soon help you find them.
These messages have been received by trainers from Oceania. Source: Reddit
When will the feature come? So far, it is only being tested in 2 countries. If the tests go well there, it will certainly soon find its way to other countries as well. However, there is no exact release date for this.
What happens to the other features of Adventure Sync? At least in Australia and New Zealand, there are no restrictions. So everything works as before.
They only need to enable the new feature for their device. No further settings need to be made.
What does it change for the players? Those who play Pokémon GO regularly should not notice much difference with the feature. Most Pokémon that you do not have appear very rarely or not at all in the wild.
If you don’t have Kaumalat yet, it might soon be shown to you
For newcomers or returnees, this feature should be very useful. You will receive a direct notification on your phone and can continue working on your PokéDex.
What do you think of this feature? Is it useful for you, or is your PokéDex already full?
Two of the most famous streamers have been avoiding each other for a while. Now Guy “DrDisrespect” Beahm, the Twitch streamer, and Tyler “Ninja” Blevins have met again. They played Fortnite together. And Ninja received a jab that dates back to the old PUBG days.
What’s going on between the two? There’s a sort of natural rivalry between the two streamers. Because Ninja supplanted DrDisrespect in 2018 as the “face of Twitch”:
Ninja won just about everything in 2018 – including the Streamer of the Year award.
The interesting thing is that Ninja and the Doc have played together more often before Ninja became such a star. Back then, the Doc was actually the bigger streamer of the two.
But when Ninja exploded with Fortnite, he stopped playing with the Doc. The two only commented on each other from afar:
The Doc liked to poke fun at Ninja – but Ninja always showed sympathy towards the Doc. He just didn’t play with him anymore.
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On August 13, DrDisrespect and Ninja played Fortnite together. They were joined by TimTheTatman and Symfuhny.
In the stream, Ninja asks: “Doc, do you actually know how long it has been since we both played together?
The Doc immediately replies: “Yes, in Battlegrounds. And then you died and were pissed and never played with me again.”
While the other players chuckle a bit, the Doc adds: “And then you found another Doctor.” He probably means DrLupo, who has been a regular part of Ninja’s crew for a long time.
In the Twitch chat, people are having a great time over this remark, and the clip has since garnered over 120,000 views.
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What’s behind this? Ninja is known for not always keeping his composure and reacting a bit thin-skinned during a long stream, when things don’t go as he expects.
The Doc is referencing a scene from a few years ago. Back then, Ninja and the Doc played PUBG together. At the end of the match, there were only a few opponents left, a “top 5 situation.”
Ninja called the Doc for help, he would die soon. Ninja shouted: “Right beneath you, right beneath you” – but the Doc didn’t respond, and Ninja died in the situation.
DrDisrespect later said: “I can’t hear you when you’re screaming like that – let me do my thing.” After that, Ninja resignedly muttered something, shook his head, took off the headset, and said: “I’m tilted – what should I do?”
A classic rage quit. With his remark, DrDisrespect was probably alluding to this scene. It seems as if Ninja lost the desire to play with the Doc after that scene in PUBG.
But eventually, that grudge faded, which DrDisrespect probably remembered more vividly than Ninja.
Ninja walked into the open knife with the question: “When did we actually play together last?”
If you want to get an impression of the combat system of the MMORPG Ashes of Creation, you have the chance to do so in August. The PvP standalone Apocalypse returns for a test and also on Steam.
When is the test scheduled? Ashes of Creation Apocalypse returns on August 20 for a 12-hour play session. It starts at 8:00 PM our time and ends at 8:00 AM the next morning.
Every player who creates an account on the official website can play Apocalypse during this time. The account and the download are completely free.
However, the developers directly point out that there may be restarts and downtime during the test.
What is new in this test? To play Apocalypse, you need a completely new client. You should be able to download it starting from Monday, August 19 at 11:00 PM our time.
To improve performance, there will be servers in Europe and Singapore for the Pacific region available this time alongside the American servers.
Additionally, the game is now being released on Steam. You should also be able to download the client from Monday, but will still need an account with Intrepid, the developer of Ashes of Creation.
The first public test of Apocalypse ran extremely chaotically. The game primarily had performance issues and was quickly taken offline. There was also criticism for introducing a Battle Pass for real money.
Are players excited about Apocalypse anyway? The news about the release on Steam has received a mixed reaction.
The user derekgr claims to have jumped back on the hype train and SalutationsGaming is also looking forward to the return of the Battle Royale.
The user VmanGman21, on the other hand, is particularly concerned about potential Steam reviews that could be used for shitstorms:
My main reason for concern is that outsiders generally do not have a positive view of Ashes of Creation, especially when it comes to the Battle Royale alpha testing […].
I fear negative news and publicity due to the Steam release […], which could also have a negative impact on Ashes in general.
How long will Apocalypse be on Steam? Game Director Steven Sharif has addressed the questions and concerns on Discord. He understands the worries around Steam, but plans to work with the platform long-term.
In addition to the Battle Royale, a fortress and a horde mode are also planned for the future of Apocalypse. However, there is still no detailed information about that.
In the latest developer blog, everything revolved around the horses in Ashes of Creation:
In Destiny 2, the powerful ability of the Bubble Titan returns with “Weapons of Light” – much to the delight of the community.
This is what the “old power” is about: In Destiny 1, the Bubble Titan was a powerful Guardian who was essential in any fireteam. The “Bubble” refers to the “Dusk Shield” – that is the purple dome that the Void Titan creates when he activates his Super.
In Destiny 1, you could choose the “Weapons of Light” as a bonus while using the Bubble – and these were mandatory in endgame activities as they significantly increased the weapon damage of all allies.
Essentially, every boss in Destiny 1 was defeated like this: The Titan sets up his Bubble, every Guardian goes inside, gets the “Weapons of Light” buff and then blasts the boss with the Gjallarhorn or powerful snipers with increased damage, causing the boss to go down quickly.
And with Shadowkeep, the Weapons of Light return to the Void Titan’s Super.
Weapons of Light in Destiny 2 confirmed
Weapons of Light celebrate their return in Shadowkeep
This was the problem in Destiny 2: With Destiny 2, several subclasses and Supers from Destiny 1 were heavily reworked. The Void Titan could still create his Bubble, but it no longer provided any cool bonuses.
Over time, Bungie tinkered with the Titan subclass, but the Bubble Titan did not reach the glory days of the past.
And the community now hopes that this will change with the return of the “Weapons of Light”.
Here’s how the Guardians react: The Weapons of Light can be seen in this livestream starting at minute 1:00:25. And as soon as the first Guardians noticed them, there was no holding back in the Twitch comments. For minutes, the Guardians wrote “Weapons of Light” along with various joyful expressions.
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As soon as you step out of the Bubble, you have increased weapon damage for 15 seconds. How significant this buff will be is still unknown. In Destiny 1, it was 35% with variations for rocket launchers. Whether it will be similarly strong in Destiny 2 remains to be seen.
Nevertheless, many Guardians are now optimistic that they can create a powerful Bubble Titan as a supporter again with Shadowkeep. Because many players loved this role in Destiny 1. One user claims he switched from Titan to Warlock in Destiny 2 because he wanted to play as a supporter. With Shadowkeep, he might be able to switch back to Titan.
However, some Guardians fear that the Weapons of Light could influence the meta so much that Bubble Titans become a requirement and a Titan of this kind will always need to be on hand in top activities – just as it was long in Destiny 1. However, it will only become clear with the Shadowkeep release whether this fear will come true or if Bungie has learned from the past. Currently, the joy over the return of the Bubble buff prevails.
The Helm of Saint-14 could become powerful again in Destiny 2
In addition to the Bubble Titan, other subclasses are also being reworked. Bungie revealed that the lower focus path of the Nightstalker Hunter will now allow for better synergies. If you make teammates invisible with a smoke grenade, this charges the grenade faster. And if the Hunter deals damage to enemies with the grenade, it charges the smoke grenade faster.
The Weapons of Light were among the absolute highlights of the Bungie stream. What else the developers revealed, we summarize here:
With FIFA 20, the 27th installment of the FIFA series is just around the corner. But let’s look back: When and how did the famous series begin? We have taken a look at the very first FIFA title.
Nowadays, photorealistic graphics with lifelike players in football games are completely normal. However, in the early 90s, things looked a bit different when “FIFA International Soccer” was released as the first part of the legendary video game series.
Then the game was released: In a year when Lothar Matthäus was still playing for FC Bayern and SV Werder Bremen became German champions, the very first FIFA title was released. The release date was December 15, 1993.
The game was initially released for Sega Mega Drive and later for Super Nintendo, PC, Game Boy, and other platforms.
The official cover
Interestingly, it was only the successor FIFA 95 that received a year in the title.
This is how it looked: The simple graphics by today’s standards were top-level back then. Sports games had never looked so realistic until then.
From today’s perspective, however, the graphics no longer impress anyone. For instance, all players on a team looked the same and were hardly distinguishable from each other.
However, this did not damage the gameplay, and one cannot deny the certain charm of the isometric graphic style.
These were the game modes: A campaign or street soccer were far away in 1993. Instead, players had pure football fun and could choose from the following modes:
Kickoff
World Cup Tournament
Playoffs
Leagues
Licenses and cover stars: Don’t you know David Platt and Piotr Swierczewski? The national players from England and Poland graced the cover of the bestseller. It was already curious that there wasn’t a single licensed player in the game. The teams were entirely made up of fantasy players.
Additionally, only national teams could be played with; there were no clubs to be found.
The gameplay and the famous glitches
This is how it played: The gameplay was simple and hardly comparable to current FIFA installments. The first FIFA title was by no means a “football simulation.” Results with numerous goals were the order of the day.
The title screen of FIFA International Soccer
The famous glitches
Easy goals by blocking the goalkeeper – If you wanted an easy goal, you just had to stand in front of the opposing goalkeeper when he wanted to take his goal kick. If executed correctly, the ball would hit the player, who would just have to push it in.
Running away from the referee – What was really crazy was that you could run away from the card after a foul. Skilled players could even keep this up for several minutes and try to escape the punishment. But the referee showed no mercy, the card was always received in the end.
See here how one could flee from the referee:
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This is how successful the first FIFA title was: EA expected to sell 300,000 copies in Europe, but the expectations were far exceeded. In the first 4 weeks alone, the game was sold 500,000 times.
This made FIFA International Soccer the best-selling game in 1993, even though it was only released in December.
A player from WoW Classic receives an honor in the retail version of the game. The reason for this is that he was a bit foolish during the name reservation in WoW Classic.
The anticipation for World of Warcraft Classic drives some players to act a bit recklessly. One of these incidents was so funny and heartwarming in hindsight that Blizzard is now making its own NPC from it – however in the retail version of WoW. It will feature a Troll Shaman named “Thex” in memory of an incident on Reddit.
What happened? Before the name reservation in WoW Classic began, the user LiterallyABlackBear wrote his own post. There he excitedly spoke about the name he wanted to secure: Thex. He really wanted to create a Troll Shaman named Thex and was already looking forward to exploring Azeroth again with that character.
Thex was made fun of.
The community teases Thex: It seems that LiterallABlackBear forgot that revealing the name in advance is a pretty foolish idea. After all, there are many trolls that love to take names from people just to annoy them a bit. That’s exactly what the community played on. They responded with posts and statements like these:
“The name sounds really cool. I’m taking it.”
“Is anyone else looking forward to calling themselves Thex?”
“I am Thex!”
“Human warrior, because that’s the quickest way to make a selection. My three friends and I will each create 3 characters and name them all Thex on different servers.”
“I can’t wait to name my level 1 bank alt Thex.”
Even though most of these comments were obviously meant with a lot of irony and humor, the danger was still relatively high that someone would take the name Thex away from him.
The story has a happy ending: As it had to be, Thex could not reserve his name – another player got to it first, namely mipeirong.
However, this player was kind and only secured the name so that the “real” Thex could have it later. In consultation with LiterallyABlackBear, he deleted his Thex, so that the name “Thex” is now with the person who truly wanted it.
Thex in Orgrimmar – in Patch 8.2.5.
Blizzard creates its own NPC
Blizzard honors this story: The developers of WoW found this happy ending story so beautiful that now an NPC named “Thex” is being added in the retail version of WoW, which is already roaming around on the PTR. Thex is a Troll Shaman in Orgrimmar and speaks lines like:
“I am Thex, Troll Shaman, there are no others like me.”
“A long time ago, a powerful troll was born. They named him Thex. That is me.”
“The real Thex stands before you, man.”
“At the end of the day, we are all Thex.”
In any case, a nice story with a happy ending that shows that even in the age of internet trolls, beautiful moments can still arise.
Google is a good indicator of how popular an MMORPG is. Therefore, we present to you the top 15 online role-playing games that are particularly well-received according to Google.
We used the Google Trends website to let a selection of MMORPGs compete against each other. The preliminary selection was made based on current games that have been searched particularly frequently over the past twelve months.
Subsequently, we checked with Google Trends which of the MMORPGs was searched for the most. At the end of the article, we will explain in more detail how we went about this.
Are these statistics for player numbers? These search queries certainly do not align perfectly with the player numbers of an MMORPG in the current year 2019, but they are still a strong indicator of a game’s popularity. And thus also how many players an MMORPG might have in relation to others. Our data and insider information confirm this.
The MMOs mentioned here are most likely also MMORPGs with many players.
To do this, you explore the landscape and fight the numerous enemies. This way, your character levels up and becomes more powerful over time. For example, with a special golden armor. The progression is basically infinite and strongly tied to skills. If you fight a lot with the axe, you will also get better at axe fighting.
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Tibia features PvE and PvP servers. On the PvP servers, fights between players are basically possible everywhere. Death has severe consequences, such as the loss of equipment.
Fun fact: If we had taken the average of the last 3 months instead of a whole year for the period, a different, also German MMORPG would be listed here: Albion Online. The online role-playing game has experienced a surge due to the transition to Free2Play and is even considered by players to be the unofficial spiritual successor to Tibia, as the gameplay mechanics are quite similar.
In the last 90 days, the picture looks a bit different, even though Tibia is catching up again. As of: 04.07.2019
14. Rift
The MMORPG Rift hits the nail on the head of World of Warcraft and takes you into a fantasy world facing a dark threat. You take on the role of heroes who confront this threat.
NPCs provide you with many quests that lead you through the game world and allow you to experience plenty of adventures. When a so-called Rift appears, it’s an event where all players participate to repel an invasion.
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Blade & Soul is a Korean martial arts MMORPG that takes you into a wonderful world. The story is a central element that you experience through many quests.
The battles are particularly spectacular thanks to the martial arts approach. You can not only fight enemies in the game world, but also engage in PvP against other players.
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Runescape is one of the oldest MMORPGs still being played and started in 2001. You create a hero with whom you explore a large fantasy world. There is no game objective or overarching plot, although you will certainly experience many stories.
Runescape is more about every player writing their own story by completing quests, exploring dungeons, and fighting monsters. The player-driven economy is extremely important to the community.
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The MMORPG AION from 2008 strikes again at the themepark MMORPGs with a story that revolves around a conflict and plenty of quests that guide you through this story.
A highlight of the online role-playing game is the ability to fly. During the story, you get wings and can float over the game world, reaching places that were previously inaccessible.
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The gamescom is one of the gaming events of the year. For over 10 years, thousands of visitors have flocked to Cologne in August. Are you one of them?
Every gamer knows the gamescom. The fair has grown to become one of the largest in the world over the past 10 years and almost breaks new visitor records every year.
For developers, the gamescom is also gaining importance. More and more major announcements are being made at the fair in Cologne. This year, 16 major publishers will present brand new exclusive content at the opening ceremony on Monday, August 19.
This is what this survey is about: However, in recent years, criticism has also been expressed. It is often heard that former regular visitors of the gamescom no longer go because it is too crowded. Too many people, too little space and too long queues spoil the fun of the convention.
So we want to know from you: Do you still like to attend the gamescom or would you prefer to stay home? After the end of this survey, we will publish an article with an evaluation in which we will present your votes and comments along with opinions.
This is what MeinMMO is doing at the gamescom: We will of course be on-site at the gamescom. Together with our colleagues from GameStar and GamePro, we will stream live from the GC for you and cover the hottest topics around the fair and gaming.
You can follow the “gamescom Together” streams live on our Twitch channel Monsters and Explosions (MAX). Tune in and chat with us!
But now tell us: Will we see you at the gamescom? Are you going for specific games and companies? Or do you think the fair is too crowded and would prefer to stay home? Let us know in the comments!
If you can’t see the survey below, then go here directly to the SurveyMonkey page. There you can participate in the survey directly.
The champions of Fortnite have now also received a monument in the game. Epic showcases the trophies of the winners, which even bear their names.
What are these monuments? You can find two monuments on the map. They are the trophies that the winners were able to reach high. The names of the pros are engraved on them, and every player can view them.
The pros themselves have already discovered the monuments and reacted joyfully.
Here you can find the monuments of the World Cup winners
Where are the trophies located? You can find the monuments at the places where the pros preferred to land. From there, they gathered materials and started their rounds.
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Bugha preferred Lucky Landing for this. He started all his 6 matches at the World Cup there. Right in the center of the city, under the large tree, is now the winner’s trophy from Bugha.
This trophy is located in Lucky Landing. Source: Dexerto
The duo winners Nyhrox and Aqua always landed in Happy Hamlet. Their trophy is now there, and other players can admire it.
How do the winners react to it? The two duo winners reacted on Twitter to the trophy and are visibly surprised by it.
Nyhrox has a little fun in his stream and destroys the trophy with his pickaxe, saying “No, get the hell out of here!”
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The solo winner Bugha has not reacted to the monument on Twitter. However, this honor is likely to please him.
How long will the trophies stay in the game? This is not known. However, we know that the map can change quickly in Season X. Recently, Mega Mall disappeared. So it might well be that Lucky Landing or Happy Hamlet is affected, and the trophies will logically disappear as well.
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The survival MMO ARK Survival Evolved (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Mobile) is once again among the most successful games on Steam in summer 2019. The strong player numbers even astonish the developers themselves. The reasons cited are the passion of the team and the success of the “Season Pass” model. How have the player numbers for ARK developed?
Together, the two have gone through many successes and crises in recent years. Rapczak provides insight into the recent success of ARK in an interview with Venturebeat.
2015 was suddenly the summer hit for ARK Survival Evolved on Steam.
ARK has more players in 2019 than in 2015
This is whatRapczaksays about the success:
If someone had told me that you have more players in 2019 than 4 years ago, I wouldn’t have believed it.
But it turns out that the team here at Studio Wildcard is so passionate about ARK that they work to keep the game exciting, so players keep coming back and investing countless hours into the world that we build month by month, year by year.
What do they attribute their success to? ARK is still doing well in 2019:
Here are the Steam numbers: After the last major expansion that came in winter 2018, the numbers for ARK Survival Evolved continued to decline. But since June 2019, they have been on the rise again.
While they’re not quite back to the peak level of November 2018, the peak numbers since June 2019 are noticeably stronger than in the first half of the year.
Throughout the four years, it is interesting that ARK was never really gone – it was always being played. In fact, ARK had more players in July 2019 (on average 47,442) than in July 2015 (46,764).
There were two major highlights when expansions came out. During those times, the game surpassed 50,000 players on average (February 2017/November 2018).
After a quiet phase in the first half of 2019, numbers have been rising again since June.
This is why the Season Pass is so important: Rapczak says the Season Pass is immensely important for financing ARK since there are no subscription fees. This Season Pass ensures that the lights stay on.
What happens with the money? The money from the Season Pass helps the team continue to develop and improve ARK. They worked last year to solve a problem where players would fall through the world.
This “Undermeshing” has been reduced by 90% on PC, Xbox One, and PS4, and 4,300 players have been banned.
The money from the Season Pass can be used to bring big updates to ARK Survival Evolved throughout the year and to work on comfort improvements.
This is how ARK moves forward: Just a few days ago, the team announced that ARK will now run longer than originally planned. The Genesis expansion will be released in 2019 and 2020 as a two-parter.
Once again, the DOTA 2 tournament The International is here. This year, over 33 million dollars in prize money has been raised so far. Around half of this is set to go to the winning team.
What is The International? The International is an annual eSports championship tournament held since 2011, featuring the MOBA DOTA 2. The event is organized by game developer Valve.
How much money can the players win? This year, participants can look forward to the largest prize pool in the history of The International so far. Currently, there are 33,016,387 dollars in the pot. But that’s not the end of the line, as the funding for the prize pool is still ongoing for about nine more days.
What does the winning team get? Currently, the prize money for the winning team stands at 15,022,456 dollars. However, this will also increase, as it depends on the total amount of money in the prize pool at the end.
How has the prize money developed over the years? The International started in 2011, and back then, there was significantly less to win. Over the years, the prize money has continually increased.
In 2011 and 2012, it was $1,600,000
In 2013, $2,874,380 could be won
In 2014, the prize money was $10,923,977
In 2015, it was $18,429,613
In 2016, the pot contained $20,770,460
In 2017, players could win $24,787,916
In 2018, there was a prize money of $25,532,177 available
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Is this the highest amount available to win in eSports? Yes, with this, DOTA 2 currently takes the lead. The previous leader, Fortnite, had a pool of “only” 30 million dollars. The money was also distributed across several competitions, and the winner of the solo World Championship received “only” 3 million dollars.
When and where will The International take place this year? The tournament will be held from August 20 to 25 in Shanghai.
Recently, it has become possible to fish in the blackout mode of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and possibly reel in some useful rewards. However, danger lurks.
What’s the deal with fishing? The developers of Black Ops 4 introduced a kind of Easter egg in the update from last week in the battle royale mode Blackout – now you can pass the time fishing there. The cool thing about it: You can snag various useful rewards – if you survive.
How does it work? You cannot fish everywhere. You need to find specific spots marked by a pile of bones and interact with the fishing rod lying on the ground. Then your character will cast the line. Wait for the bobber to disappear underwater and then use the shoot button to reel in the line.
Source: Kotaku
With a bit of luck, you can pull something worthwhile out. By the way, you can only fish in the Battle Royale of Black Ops 4.
Where exactly can you fish in Blackout? Currently, two spots are known:
One at the docks of the lighthouse on the regular Blackout map
One at the docks on the Alcatraz map
At the lighthouse, the pile of bones is relatively easy to find. It and the fishing rod are basically in the middle of a dock that extends into the water.
On Alcatraz, you should go to the dock closest to the row of houses above at the parade grounds.
What rewards can you expect? In Black Ops 4, you’re not fishing for fish, but for items, such as bandages, paint cans (currency for the camo system), or throwing axes. It can also sometimes be a basketball. One of the best things you can reel in is, for example, the Ray Gun MKII from the zombie mode.
It seems that you cannot influence the quality of your catch. It does not matter how long you fish or how well-timed you reel in the line.
Why can fishing be dangerous? You can fish as long as you survive. However, that is not always easy – especially at the lighthouse. The zombie boss Brutus likes to hang out there and can quickly send you to the virtual afterlife if you’re not careful or haven’t already taken him out beforehand.
Moreover, the lighthouse itself is a popular drop zone, so you are likely to encounter other players there more often. And only one person can fish there at a time. So you need to be extra cautious if you want to spend time on this new hobby.
Source: Kotaku
On Alcatraz, it looks quite different. There, the fishing spot is much further away from the action, so you don’t have to worry about Brutus here. You also encounter other players there seemingly less often than at the lighthouse.
What do you think? Will you also try your hand at virtual fishing?
